The work of MARIA CRISTINA MIRANDA
This page includes information on the work of Maria
Cristina Miranda. She is a Botanical Illustrator who paints watercolors with the goal of precision and realism.
In this page I will include samples of her work with some info about each particular painting. But first, a few
words about her.
Maria Cristina was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, and soon after getting her degree in Biological Sciences moved to Manaus where she started her Master's
Degree course with an specialization on Plant Anatomy. Fascinated by the vibrant colors and interesting forms observed
on species of the family Orchidaceae, and impressed by the work of Maria Werneck, Margaret Mee
and Samuel Salvado represented in many works referring to orchids, she decided to trail the way of Botanical Illustration.
Putting together her botanical knowledge and drawing and painting notions, she began practicing this form of Art
always trying to represent the specimen before her with the best possible accuracy. Maria Cristina has been painting
for more than twelve years now, always having in mind the same goals of true Botanical Illustration: precision
and realism. Cristina has been working with the illustration of species in general for publications, prints and
logos and more recently with the orchids of the genus Laelia that will be published in the book “The genus Laelia in Brazil by Francisco Miranda. She has participated on expositions in Brazil and Japan.
Any questions, comments or price quotations for Cristina just send her an e-mail.
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Sophronitis brevipedunculata
This plant of Sophronitis brevipedunculata
was painted in the most common way the species is found in the habitat, that is, growing over Vellozia shrubs. The species can be found also growing directly on rocks. Real-size scale.
Watercolor size (cm.):
36 x 30
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Barbosella sp.
This plant was painted at real size, something that
only could be made because the flowers are fairly large for a Barbosella.
This might be a variation of Barbosella
australis.
Watercolor size (cm.):
27 x 16
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Laelia kettieana
Real size representation of one of the nicest miniature
species of the so-called “rupiculous laelias”. Laelia
kettieana comes from the Caraça
Mountains in central Minas Gerais State.
Watercolor size (cm.):
30 x 23
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Leptotes paulensis
Another miniature depicted here, also at real size.This
is one of the less common species of Leptotes. The terete leaves are a very well marked feature of the
genus.
Watercolor size (cm.):
22 x 18
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